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Mob justice
due to mistrust of the judicial system – CHRAJ
Sunyani (B/A) Dec. 11, Ghanadot/GNA – Miss Halina Nuhu,
Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Commission on Human
Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has attributed
the upsurge of mob justice on suspects to the mistrust and
the lack of confidence in the judicial system.
She has, therefore, urged the judiciary, Attorney General’s
Department and the Police to instil faith in the general
public about the judicial process.
Ms Nuhu was speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in
Sunyani on Monday to commemorate the celebration of the
United Nation’s International Human Rights Day.
She decried the practice of remanding people in prison
custody for long periods and appealed to the Attorney
General’s Department to expedite action to facilitate speedy
court proceedings.
On human rights abuses, the Regional Director said the
Commission recorded 3,000 cases from January to November
2007 compared to 3,900 in 2006.
Ms Nuhu said the Commission also recorded two cases of child
trafficking at Duayaw-Nkwanta and Yeji during the period.
She said at Yeji a 12 year-old boy had been in servitude for
seven years whilst a seven year-old girl from the Northern
Region served as a chop bar attendant.
Ms Nuhu said victims of human rights abuse were now becoming
more conscious and were reporting cases to the Commission as
a result of the massive public education embarked upon by
the Commission in the Region.
GNA
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